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The fourth part in the New York Times best-selling Blackstone Affair series, brings the continuing story of Ethan and Brynne, two damaged souls fighting for a hard-won love, and now the promise of a new hope to secure their happily ever after. Fresh from an idyllic honeymoon along the Italian coast, the Blackstones prepare for the birth of their precious baby while facing the challenges of settling into a new home and married life. But when specters from the past resurface, so do their lingering doubts.

When you’re born without a trace, no one knows you’re a weapon. I lie for her. I hunt for her. I kill for her. And above all, I betray my mission for her. She doesn’t know why. She doesn’t care why. I do. Treason comes in many forms. Love is one of them. Our training taught me to be a sociopath. A machine. A pawn. Nothing more than a tool for a larger goal, without attachments or feelings. Our teachers forgot one important detail: Pawns shouldn’t have hearts. Yet we do.

until he was blinded in the car accident that killed his lover. Now, all he sees are ghosts in need of help. They follow him everywhere, and the only way to be rid of his ethereal visitors is to help them resolve their unfinished business here on earth, so their spirits can find peace. Ghostwriter Logan Riley is assigned to pen Daniel's biography. He plans to reveal him as a fraud, but when they meet he's struck by Danny's quiet sincerity - and a growing attraction.

When I finally gathered the courage to run from the man who turned my life into a living nightmare, all I wanted was to escape. I never dreamed I would find myself in the arms of not one but two of the hottest men I’ve ever laid eyes on. When I’m their good girl, they spoil me rotten. Even when I’ve been naughty, they make me feel cherished and loved. But my past isn’t so easily left behind. The man I escaped isn’t going to let me go without a fight, and the only thing my new Daddies require to keep me safe is the one thing I can’t give them—my trust.

When a mysterious job offer brings Carrie Myerson back to the town where her father was set up for a federal crime, she returns - to face a past more dangerous than she ever imagined. And a love more passionate than she ever dreamed. Drug crimes, kidnappings, set-ups and betrayal all unfold as Carrie and her ex-boyfriend, local police officer Mark Paulson, untangle the complicated web of deceit at the heart of her past.

The Tremblay family are notoriously dominant and wealthy. Ever since my best friend married one of the Tremblay brothers, I've been seeing way too much of Micah Tremblay. Funny, flirtatious, and panty-meltingly hot, Micah makes no bones about the fact that he wants me - and not just in his bed. That's the way it's supposed to be with mates, right? Yes, I know he's my mate. The attraction I feel for him is undeniable. But, it can’t happen between us. I won’t risk having my secrets revealed. Besides, if he knew, he'd hate me anyway. And, what’s worse, he'd be in danger.

The future isn’t real. The past isn’t real, either. Only the present is, solid and full, flying at our faces, our bodies, our hearts and souls at breakneck speed as we work to take it all in. As we work to protect others. And, finally - ourselves. We’ve started to break the bonds of Stateless, a system as rotten as the one it seeks to destroy. But systems are organisms with one brutal goal: to survive, whatever it takes. Kina has to do the unfathomable to save a different system, one she created out of empathy and love for children we rescued from the only home they know.

It's not against any formal rule for us to sleep together. It is, however, strictly forbidden to have feelings for each other. I can't do one without the other at this point. Which means I am doomed. When you don’t know who you can trust, reality distorts, reformulating to meet whatever needs its masters demand. Just like me. Just like Kina. Except everything is different now that we know who we really are. But there’s a second reality. This one can’t be manipulated. Solid and true, it takes our mission, our training, our orders, turning them into nothing but secrets and lies.

Paradise is just an illusion... or so Philip thinks as he vacations on exotic Anguilla. He should be celebrating the end of law school and the start of his successful career, but he's tired of living a lie for his family's sake. For just one night, he lets down his guard with two men he thinks he'll never see again.

Four years ago, I lost my virginity on live, streaming television. Too bad I wasn’t awake for it. Three of the four guys in the video shared me. But that fourth guy, who did nothing? That was my boyfriend, Drew. And that was the last time I saw him. Until today, when my father - now on a path to the White House - hired him as head of security for my new team as I return home after four years of “recovering” in an undisclosed location that involved white lab coats, needles, pills, and damage control.

A collection of paintings has complicated Lord Rothvale’s life in ways he could never imagine. Actually, make that a beautiful art specialist from the University of London responsible for the complications in his life. He’s sure about one thing, though. Before Gabrielle Hargreave blew back into his sights on a stormy summer night, he never felt this good. She’s turned his world upside down, along with his wounded heart. But Gabrielle is sporting a wounded heart of her own, and she’s terrified of risking it again on someone like Ivan. Will he hurt her as others have done?

The fine art of persuasion. Darius Rourke and his burning passion for a woman. The gentle Marianne... as beautiful as she is mysterious. When presented with an opportunity to make her his bride, Darius takes it, and knows Marianne will finally belong only to him. Or will she? Marianne carries a secret. Something she believes will prevent her from ever being worthy to be loved by any man—even the masterful Darius, despite the fact he captivates her utterly.

I knew sleeping with my boss would be dicey…it could change everything. CEO Thomas Vail, a quiet, no-nonsense man, knows what he wants when he sees it. He recently found out his ex was keeping his son from him. I barely got my name out when he hired me on the spot, as his assistant. Maybe it was my curvy silhouette.

Nicholas and Rebecca are together and stronger than ever as they prepare for their upcoming wedding, but a series of misunderstandings threatens to ruin their big day - and possibly the foundation of their entire relationship. Meanwhile, Nathan and Stella have ripped up their contract, but their newfound relationship becomes troubled and rocky as Stella hides a secret that could tear them apart forever.

When primary school teacher Miss Jenny Hart loses her job and long-term relationship in a matter of moments, a job offer comes out of the blue to save her. But not everything is as it seems at this school. Children have gone missing, the head is acting suspicious, and things go bump in the night. There is more to this job that she doesn't fully understand...that is, until it's too late.

Billy has been deaf since birth, but his family has never learned sign language. In fact, until he meets Sylvia, who is fluent in ASL, Billy has never in his life been understood by anyone. This critically acclaimed sensation from Nina Raine will awaken all of your senses as it boldly asks some of life’s hardest questions: what is communication and understanding, and can we truly have it - with anyone?

After a terrible accident, most people would spend day and night at their husband's side, praying for him to pull through. To wake up. Dawson isn't most people. Then again, it's not unreasonable to want to be rid of the man who's made your life a living hell for the past six years. Except when...

Do the gods even know what they’re doing? Or have they already lost interest in Kinthur? The orcs of Kinthur have broken faith. In secret, they scheme to shatter the ancient Gods’ Covenant and resurrect their dark deity, Old One-Eye, a being of pure malice who would bring Kinthur to its knees. When Ellwyn, a young elven ranger, and her unlikely companions uncover a long-buried prophecy, they realize the threat is far greater and far closer than anyone fears. With the gods’ silent and time running out, the fate of Kinthur may rest in the hands of a few brave souls.

I was just a teenager when I ran away from the pride that had made my life hell growing up. Leaving home wasn’t easy, since I also had to leave Daisy, the one good thing in my otherwise rough life. But scraping by, a lone lion shifter in a big world, I ended up doing some terrible things. I even ended up betraying Daisy in the worst possible way. Now I have a different life, playing for the St. Dominic Cougars and living with three other lion shifters who are as good as brothers to me. Then one day, Daisy appears with a little boy who she says belongs to me.

The son and stepdaughter of rival drug dealers, Chase Halloway and Allie Boden know the odds are stacked against them, but love doesn't care about odds. Chase Halloway knows he'll take over his father's empire when old Galt Halloway's done, but he has dreams. Plans that have nothing to do with the drug ring his father's so carefully built since Chase's mom died years ago. Untamed and unmoored, when he sees Allie for the first time he realizes maybe the future doesn't have to be so lonely.